Versified Prints : A Literary and Cultural Phenomenon in Eighteenth-Century France /

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"The term 'versified prints' is used to describe images that are accompanied by poetic explanatory text. They were immensely popular and diffused throughout Europe in the eighteenth century, and many were shown at the Salon du Louvre. Although not all print verses are signed, their au...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, W. McAllister (William McAllister), 1939- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Prints, French.
French poetry.
Art and literature.
ART > History > General.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES > Printmaking.
ART > Prints.
Art et litterature > France > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Poesie française > 18e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Estampe française > 18e siecle.
Art and literature > France > History > 18th century.
French poetry > 18th century > History and criticism.
Prints, French > 18th century.
France.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The phenomenon defined
  • Methodological issues
  • Poetry as cultural expression in prints
  • Case studies of text versus image
  • Cautionary notes.

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